Which of the following supports the claim that healthcare systems dominated by the public sector (as in wealthy European countries), are more efficient than healthcare systems dominated by the private sector?
A. The average birth rate in European countries is lower than the birth rate in the
United States.
B. The amount of people completely dependent on welfare is greater in European
countries than in the United States.
C. The amount spent on health care in America is almost double the average spent by
other wealthy countries but healthcare outcomes are worse.
D. The United States has a fewer number of immigrants who arrive with preexisting
health conditions, than public sector-led democracies.
E. The United States does not follow the two fundamental elements of the welfare
state: progressive taxation and social insurance.
Question 2
Which of the following is an argument against government-funded social insurance?
A. The infrastructure required to facilitate tax collection requires more resources than
obtained by levying taxes.
B. Social insurance promotes only high-risk people leaving the low-risk people with no
options for insurance.
C. Private sector insurance is a better and cheaper option for citizens seeking to insure
themselves against insurable risks.
D. Social insurance provides people with highly tailored insurance programs making
them expensive and unaffordable for many.
E. Social insurance generates incentives for people not to work and to remain
dependent on government handouts.
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